Towel having a protective covering for use in wet weather

Abstract

A hand-held rain towel suitable for cleaning and drying golf clubs and other implements in wet weather. A towel folded in an elongate configuration and provided with a pliable rainproof cover defines a pocket open on one side and at the bottom, which receives an object such as a golf-club handle, wipes water droplets off the object, and then absorbs residual moisture from the handle in the folds of the towel.

I claim: 
     
       1. A weatherproof hand-held dryer for drying objects used in precipitative weather, comprising: a folded towel; and   a pliable fabric sheath attached to the folded towel, the pliable fabric sheath being impervious to water and enveloping the folded towel to protect the towel from precipitative weather, the sheath and the folded towel forming a substantially rectangular pocket with a top margin, a bottom margin and opposite longitudinal side margins, the pocket having an opening extending along the bottom margin and one of the longitudinal side margins, the pocket being adapted to receive an object to be dried through the opening, the fabric sheath enveloping marginal edges of the folded towel along the one longitudinal side margin of the opening and extending a substantial distance inside the pocket forming panels of the fabric sheath, the panels first wiping water droplets from the object inserted into the opening, residual moisture on the object then being dried by the folds of the towel as the object moves past the panels and into the pocket.   
     
     
       2. The dryer according to claim 1 wherein the fabric sheath and the folded towel are attached to each other along the top margin of the pocket. 
     
     
       3. The dryer according to claim 2 comprising means for attaching the dryer to a carrier. 
     
     
       4. The dryer according to claim 1 wherein the pliable fabric sheath is attached to the folded towel along only one margin of the folded towel. 
     
     
       5. A weatherproof hand-held dryer for drying objects used in precipitative weather, comprising: a folded towel; and   a pliable fabric sheath attached to the folded towel, the pliable fabric sheath being impervious to water end enveloping the folded towel to protect the towel from precipitative weather, the sheath and the folded towel forming a substantially rectangular pocket with a top margin, a bottom margin and opposite longitudinal side margins, the pocket having an opening extending along the bottom margin and one of the longitudinal side margins, the pocket being adapted to receive an object through the opening to be dried in folds of the towel disposed internally of the fabric sheath, the towel being folded in a trifold configuration forming at least four layers of toweling, a first margin of the folded towel being disposed opposite the opening and internally of the pocket along the longitudinal side margin of the pocket opposite the one longitudinal side margin, edges of the folded towel being internally disposed in the pocket adjacent the first margin, the trifold configuration further forming second and third juxtaposed margins of the folded towel at the opening along the one longitudinal side margin, the fabric sheath enfolding each of the second and third juxtaposed margins of the towel and extending inside the pocket forming panels of the fabric sheath for first wiping water from the object inserted into the opening, the object then being dried by the folds of the towel as the object moves past the panels and into the pocket.   
     
     
       6. A Weatherproof hand-held dryer for drying objects used in precipitative weather, comprising: a rectangular towel folded with juxtaposed edges of the towel defining an opening along a side margin of the folded towel opposite a closed margin at a fold, the folded towel having top and bottom margins; and   a protective cover of fabric impervious to water, the protective cover enveloping the folded towel and attached to the folded towel along its top margin, a top edge of the protective cover being folded on itself and joined together to enclose the top margin of the folded towel, the protective cover enfolding the juxtaposed edges of the towel to define panels extending partially inside the opening, the panels first wiping water off a wet object inserted into the opening, residual moisture then being dried from the object by the folds of the towel as the object moves past the panels and into the folds of the towel.   
     
     
       7. The dryer according to claim 6 comprising means for attaching the dryer to a carrier. 
     
     
       8. A weatherproof hand-held dryer for drying objects used in precipitative weather; comprising: a folded towel; and   a pliable fabric sheath attached to the folded towel, the pliable fabric sheath being impervious to water and enveloping the folded towel to protect the towel from precipitative weather, the sheath and the folded towel forming a substantially rectangular pocket with a top margin, a bottom margin and opposite longitudinal side margins, the pocket having an opening extending along the bottom margin and one of the longitudinal side margins, the pocket being adapted to receive an object through the opening to be dried in folds the towel disposed internally of the fabric sheath, the towel being folded in a bifold/trifold configuration forming eight layers of toweling, a top margin of the folded towel being defined by a bifold fold line (34), the pliable fabric sheath and the top margin of the folded towel being attached to each other along the top margin of the pocket, a first longitudinal margin of the folded towel disposed internally of the pocket along a fold line (58) opposite the opening (32) and along the longitudinal side margin opposite the one longitudinal side margin, edges of the folded towel being internally disposed in the pocket adjacent the first margin, the bifold/trifold configuration further forming second (20) and third (22) juxtaposed margins of the folded towel at the opening (32) along the one longitudinal side margin of the pocket, the fabric sheath enfolding each of the second and third juxtaposed margins of the towel and extending (28) (30) a substantial distance inside the pocket for first wiping water off the wet object inserted into the opening, residual moisture then being dried from the object by the layers of toweling when the object moves past the panels and into the pocket.   
     
     
       9. The dryer according to claim 8 wherein the pliable fabric sheath is attached to the folded towel along only the top margin of the pocket.